Creating the U.S. Constitution

  • Constitutional Convention Convened

    Constitutional Convention Convened

    They gathered to create a new government system instead of the Articles of Confederation.
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    The process of creating the U.S. Constitution

  • The Constitution becomes ratified

    The Constitution becomes ratified

    New Hampshire becomes the ninth and last state needed to approve of the constitution and it becomes ratfied.
  • Marbury v. Madison

    Marbury v. Madison

    The Supreme Court first exercised judicial review.
  • McCulloch v. Maryland

    McCulloch v. Maryland

    Questioned Congress’s power to create a national bank
  • Congress creates the modern federal court system

    Congress creates the modern federal court system

    It created the three branches of government and divided the power between them.

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